Film review
The Game 1997
Directed by David Fincher129 minDrama · Thriller · Mystery
In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a cold-hearted loner, receives an unusual present from his younger brother, Conrad: a gift certificate to play a unique kind of game. In nary a nanosecond, Nicholas finds himself consumed by a dangerous set of ever-changing rules, unable to distinguish where the charade ends and reality begins.
Watched 29 May 2020
Oh what a surprise, it was all part of the game the whole time, it’s not like the film is called the game or anything, second Fincher film just as predictable as the last.
Putting that aside I did love the game, don’t think I’ve ever seen Michael Douglas in anything other than ant man so it was nice to watch him in a serious role. I’m starting to really like David fincher, social network has always been one of my favourite films but now I’ve seen this, Se7en, fight club and zodiac and have liked them all. I’d never heard of the game before my Fincher marathon and knew nothing about it going in so it was a great experience. Though I found it too obvious at times and don’t really see how putting him through all that was actually helpful to him in anyway and he wasn’t pissed off just because his brother was still alive and he actually paid for half of it. They made him actually want to kill himself and 5 minutes later he’s partying with all his friends. Other than that though this was a smart, well directed film that was intense, exciting and interesting the whole way through, and I found the whole concept to be unique and incredibly creative which is why I liked this film as much as I did.
7.6/10
